Shetu Modi

For founder Amal Soliman and her daughter Gina El Kattan, food and agriculture are woven so intricately into their lives that they believe it is passed through their bloodline. The family, including Soliman’s husband and son, moved to Canada from Egypt in 2011. They left behind a successful family-run business, as well as countless loved ones and the community they had grown up with in pursuit of new opportunities. Was it difficult? Incredibly.

They say that nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes—and perhaps those seasonal trend forecasts. But these reports don’t just fall out of the sky, and there’s a reason why magazines, influencers and media in all respects are predicting what’s going to be popular in the coming months. But what are those trends and why are we gravitating towards them right now?

There’s something about this time of year—maybe it’s the cocooning effect of snow, or perhaps some primordial need to rejuvenate as we hibernate that makes winter particularly suited to a spa treatment. And while there’s always a place for a pampering facial or a knot-busting massage, we live in an age of wellness innovation. In Canada, we’re also spoiled for choice when it comes to the kind of dreamy spas that people would—and do—fly around the world to experience.